Jo Richardson Community School | Secondary with sixth form in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Jo Richardson Community School

SecondaryPost 16

Barking and Dagenham · Dagenham · RM9 4UN http://jorichardson.org.uk/

Pupils
1,696
cap. 1,700
Ages
11 - 19
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
8 May 2024
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
24 Jan 2023
School inspection
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21 Nov 2017
Short inspection
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21 May 2013
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Barking and Dagenham. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
69%
+2pp
LA
67%
England
66%
69%63%57%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
48%
-2pp
LA
46%
England
46%
50%43%35%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
50.2
+3.0
LA
48.1
England
46.8
50.248.246.2
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
13%
+4pp
LA
42%
England
41%
23%14%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
11.6
+0.9
LA
10.1
England
7.7
11.610.08.3
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.20
Average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
37.2
+0.6
LA
32.9
England
32.4
37.234.431.7
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.16
-0.1
LA
-0.03
+0.3+0.2+0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
6%
-2pp
LA
10%
England
14%
13%9%6%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B-
0
B-C+C
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.16
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

92%

staying in education or employment

5% did not stay in education or employment

3% no destination recorded

Education89%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

90%

staying in education or employment

5% did not stay in education or employment

5% no destination recorded

Education76%
Apprenticeships4%
Employment10%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,686
cap. 1,700
1,7231,5751,426
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.0
LA AVG 16.14:1
15.614.813.9
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
23%
LA AVG 41.12%
25%22%18%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
39%
LA AVG 34.93%
47%39%32%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
12%
LA AVG 12.81%
12%12%11%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
6%
LA
7%
England
9%
8%7%6%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
18%
LA
19%
England
24%
26%20%14%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressGale Street, Castle Green, Dagenham, RM9 4UN
Telephone02082706222
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£11631 spend / pupil£11555 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2569%48%50.2Not applicable13%11.6291
2023/2467%50%47.2+0.209%10.7286
2022/2366%47%48.6+0.2614%11.2284
2021/2263%48%47.9-0.0715%11.4292
2018/1963%49%49.3+0.375%8.7221
2017/1860%39%46.2+0.2723%8.3222
2016/1757%35%46.5+0.4513%216
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2521%
2023/2419%
2022/2326%
2021/2231%
2018/1911%
2017/1833%
2016/1724%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2537.2B-+0.166%108
2023/2436.6B-+0.318%99
2022/2335.5B-9%135
2021/2236.7B-6%111
2018/1934.6C++0.106%87
2017/1834.3C++0.0613%88
2016/1731.7C+0.257%88

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,68615.012%23%39%6%18%
2023/241,65114.612%23%37%7%23%
2022/231,68215.211%25%36%8%25%
2021/221,72315.611%24%36%8%26%
2020/211,67914.811%24%32%
2018/191,52714.211%19%44%6%15%
2017/181,44513.911%19%47%6%16%
2016/171,42614.311%18%47%6%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.